Wagon seat



Patented Dec.' is, 192s.

UNITED -i STATES*- f p barniz HYifiDMANg "or BALCARRS, shsxATCHEwAN, CAADA.

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-g application mea Nbvember zegieae.; salerno. 150,931.

f The invention lrelates to 'improvements in,

wagon. seats andfparticularly to, improvements i-n means yfor; suspendingthe seat from ,A 1 further; hangers so that Vthey .can be readily-folded hangersV which can be adjusted to accommodate-the'height of the sides ofthe box to Vpermit the` seat V to take ajconvenient location in respect tothe bottom vof theboxfand' make it comfortable for onesitting-fon the same."

objectv` is 4 to construct the to permit theseat beingiis'ed on a loaded A further objectis :to construct the device vin a simple, durable and inexpensive manner.' With the above morev important objects in view theY invention consists essentially inthe arrangement and construction of parts, hereinafter more.particularly described," reference being had to the ac2ompa nyingjdraw-l ing, in'which i 'i lFig. 1 is a perspective View of the com# plete devicefshowing' the hangers A'in theirfully extended position. y v

Fig. 2 is an end 'view of the seatshowing it as it appears suspended from the sides of a loaded box.

Fig. 3 is an endyview of' the seat as it .appears suspended fromwhatis known as a two deck box.

Fig. 4 is avertical cross sectional view through what is'known as a three deck box,k

and showing the seat 'suspended therein, the seat hangers in ythis view occupying the same position as appearing in Figure 1.

Fig.V 5 is a `view showing the manner iny which the lowersections of the hangers fold in underneath the spring supporting bar.l

In the drawing'like characters oit reference indicate corresponding parts in the' several figures.

It is a wellfknown fact that wagon boxes .three deck box.

It is desirable-for a farmer orsuchperson to have a springseat which Acan be adjusted to accommodate the number of decks used on the wagon box so thathe may sit com- `a device. a wagon box, and an, object; -offther invenjy tion isV to provide a spring seat having present invention providesjsuch The seat ordinary type `and 2.1 Each endvof the seat is provided at the bynotchingjout the .corners ofthe seat and securing apiecevofstrapi-iroiiI tothe seat,

as shown best 'inFigure 1. .Each'endof the*y i seat is'providedjwiththepartswnow `de- 'sc ribed.y A pair of hangers (Sand T,are ysupplied Vand each hangerl presents a -comparatively :short upper sectionfS, a central section 9 and aV lower section"10, the sections ifortablyinrelation to the bottomofthe Y. .box, and the p 6el 'presents the upstanding side and end .rests .coriierswith vertical holesfor slots 3 and 4, 'y `thesebeing fornied'in thepresent instance being-pivotally yconnected one to the other at 11 and 12and preferablyby counter sunk l rivets.

" The upper'endfof -the upper lsection is provided with an out turiiedhookor .sup-Hf l`porting `catch 13 andthe lower fendfofthe p jlo'wer section terminates` in la he'ad 14, which.

{thepresent instanceis intheform'of a TQ It will'be observed 1 alsothatl the upper endl of the. lower `rsection` extends( a "shortf Vdistancebeyond the Vpivot point 12fto pro-V vide locking means later described, and it will be also noticed that in one instance the section 10 is attached to the inner side of thev section 9, Whilst in the other A'case it is attached to the outer side of said section.' The hangers are adapted to pass slidably through ,the slots Sand 4 whenv in theirext'ended position.

'The lower ends of the sectionsl() Vpass slidably f through suitable slots `15 vand 165 provided in ya" spring supporting bar. 17,` which in the present. instance is of angle ironA cross section presenting a horizontal and vertical flange. A helical spring 18 Vis permanently riveted at 19 and 2O tothe horizontal flange' of the'bar and to the'un- I der side of the seat end. Theends of the :barfl are providedrvwith catches or hooks 21 and: 22f pivotally secured thereto by a i loose rivet 23, and these hooks .are designed so that they can take anlin swung or out swung position as shown in theseveral vfigures.

When a one, two orthree, deck wagon/isV lOadeCl With Aproducei.0119, sldesehangers j through the slotsl Sand 4 and those 15 and-16 until the intermediate sections 9` take` a po sition between the seatandthe'spring supporting bars, or as shownin- Figure 2, and

he then swings Vthe lower section inwardly klioA into at liorimntnl stacked or etonedpusition undrtneatlh the 'horizontal nges of the bars 17, in which positionthey are shown in Figure 2. In this it will he oh served that the project-ing ends of the lower sections at this time prevent `ullfe intermediate sections 9 from pulling upwardly through the slots. One swings `also the upv per sections 8 of the hangers inwardly to also on a Aone ldeck wagon the position shown in Figure 2 tooveilie the ends of the fseat rnd lie also `swingfgs the hooked catches 2l and 22 outwardlyto hook pend the seat in the position shown in Figure.

` Where a three deck Wagon box is used the hangers are fully extended and the catches y 21 end 22 are turned inwardly and the seat is suspended ron the sides of the 'three deck box by the hooks E13 whichare `caught 'over the upper edges of the upper vslide hon-rds of 'the three dedk Wagon box and 1in the infin` ner `as Shown 4in Figur-e4.

In al1 et these varlws cnnditiens it will be observed that tlletalt is *tetaried in a.

relatively constant positionin respect to the bottom 25 of -thefwngenhoqr :se that the one occupying it is at all times comfortably Heated.

What I claim as my invention is l. Ih mmhinam, a Wagon seat having slots in the corners thereof, elliptical springs `nmlerlying wird secured 'to :the .ends mf the seat, side hars nndenllitheg amd scoured te the epr-i similar `pulire 'of `ehnil hangers passing slidllhly Itlnouf -h the slots in the ends of #hef `seat amd fsl'it'ld ly through aligned slots provided in the eide hens, 'said hangers having their upper ends hooked theirilower ends enlarged `und being *formed `ltrem pivotnlly jointed i *2i In combinattion7 a Wagon slots in the corners thereof, elliptical springs underlying lend secured to the lends ofthe sent, side bars underlying `and secured to the spnings, similari` paims `of end hangers passing slidably` through the slots in the ends `ef Lthe seat and `sildnlnlry `:through aligned nslots 'prtwfidbd in the iside there, ismild lnnngers rhav-ing their `upper yends fhokhd land ltheir lower ends enlarged mnd ibe'mg formed sent i having 1 from pivotalll'y jointed motions sand henk supports" pivotallg mttnehed to the mds of the'eide here. y Y

Signed at Balcerres thisfrltlh inlay oflMoy,

y @Em H YNDMAN. 

